New Mexico · New Mexico Statutes 1978 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)

N.M. Stat. § 31-2-1: N.M. Stat. § 31-2-1

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Out-of-state peace officers may arrest and detain individuals in New Mexico while in fresh pursuit of someone suspected of committing a felony in another state, with the same authority as New Mexico officers.

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